33 Backstop Solutions Testimonials

“The Backstop software is constantly evolving, and the team behind it does a great job of listening and working with their clients to make their experience better, improving Backstop's functionality. Most importantly, the people behind the software truly believe in their product.”

“We’re considered an institutional player, and Backstop is definitely one of those functions that can make every group a better performer and further institutionalize our investment management program.”

"Early on, the value of Backstop software came from making things we were already doing better. Now they’re helping us do things we hadn’t even contemplated or anticipated.”

"We’re using Backstop to track where we are in the lifecycle of an investor – from prospect to close to stewardship.”

"Most funds are not managed by a nonprofit organization. We have to be entirely transparent in the way our Fund spends its resources.”

“At GFOS, we have always put our client interests at the heart of every investment decision we make. Backstop has empowered us with a better way to collaborate and synthesize critical information on a timely basis. Our experience has been very positive since day one, with the entire implementation process running smoothly since we transitioned to the system. Everything our investment team does that touches our investment activities is now facilitated by the Backstop platform. It has become an essential tool in our investment process.”

“Great system and very easy to access. Very powerful tool for Investor Relations and Marketing purposes."

"The Backstop system has helped us grow and accomplish more than we ever realized we could.”

“Backstop allows us to maintain the organization’s memory. Turnover is an unavoidable truth in any institution. As people go, they take with them crucial knowledge. Backstop is how we can mitigate this the system helps to keep track of all the conversations we have and all the people we have them with.”

“Backstop’s core functionality is driven by relationships, and that is how our team works. Through Backstop, we can see performance numbers, cashflows, evaluations, and the like to better manage and develop each specific investor relationship.”

“Focusing on building long-term relationships with managers has — over time — enabled us to take advantage of opportunities that are not available to other institutional investors.”

“Backstop is very customizable…the client/marketing team has been able to build out our instance and do a lot with it. The support team is very responsive. The report builder has been extremely useful for our client team, and the ETK function even more so.”

“Well tailored for the needs of the PE/VC industry and fundraising efforts."

“We were really looking for where we could get the most bang for our buck when it came to software spend, especially after using an outdated, very manual system before. One of the main points that made the transition to Backstop such an easy decision was relationship tracking. Previously, we did not really have a way of accessing all of that information right in front us, just clicks away. That was one of many issues Backstop made so much more efficient.”

“Not only are we happy with the cost savings provided by Backstop, we’ve experienced at least a 10% improvement in report generation time. By moving performance reporting to Backstop, we’ve improved our data accuracy, and it’s even helped us better communicate across the team. We’ve been really impressed by Backstop’s ability to listen to its users so that the product keeps evolving to meet our needs.”